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Update – Gaming

When new titles garner a certain degree of popularity, they also frequently propel the gaming industry in new directions.

If a formula is proven to be successful, the market will center around it for a time in an attempt to jump on the fad. Halo and Call of Duty, for example, put first-person shooters on the map in the early 2000s, which resulted in an overabundance of FPS titles in those years.

These days, cosmetic collecting is largely what makes free-to-play Battle Royale titles — the latest fad in gaming — so appealing. Most multiplayer titles within the gaming industry now function by making fans chase after the next big skin/content coming exclusively to an upcoming battle pass.

However, outside of Steam‘s community marketplace, few titles have given players the resources to buy, sell, and trade these items they’ve collected with other players. It appears Blankos: Block Party is looking to change that, while also melding the formula of several popular titles in the free-to-play market.

Blankos: Block Party is an upcoming free-to-play party MMO from game studio Mythical that allows players to meet in an online hub called The Junction, where they can take on daily challenges, go on dares, earn items, and more.

The meat of the game is to buy and collect these digital figurines and customize them to your liking. Players can also build and customize their own digital hubs to invite friends and participate in mini-games with friends, which is another key focus of the title.

Players can repurpose building items to serve functions the dev team didn’t initially intend. For instance, someone building their own hub used a skateboard halfpipe as a platform by turning it upside down, much to the surprise of the devs. 

However, Mythical looks at this as a core prospect in building and wants to allow players the freedom to be creative and use items in any way they see fit.

Blankos: Block Party also taps into the collectors market by utilizing the free-to-play market’s model of selling multiple cosmetic skins. The developer has stated that it will avoid loot boxes and grey markets for rare Blankos, noting “the community dictates the value of what they buy and sell.” Titles like Fortnite saw accounts sold on eBay that contained several skins, emotes and accessories bought with V-Bucks. And although nothing has been confirmed, there are rumors of several notable cosmetic collaborations slated to take place when Blankos eventually goes live. There’s no telling if the collabs will have as much range as Samsung’s “Galaxy” skin promotion, which was promoted alongside Ninja and Travis Scott, but there’s potential. As such, it appears Mythical will have a far better handle on third-party distribution than Epic Games, and will even use it to its potential benefit.

However, from what we saw gameplay-wise in a virtual demo, there is no incentive to partake in any of these enticing prospects, primarily because the gameplay looks so frustrating.

Unfortunately, the controls and mechanics for the game make these modes a chore to play through. Although the gameplay we saw in the hands-off demo was in the very early stages, the fundamentals themselves look as though they’re aimed at the often young audiences attracted to the Minecraft and Roblox titles that Blankos is inspired by.

All we can hope is that when the title releases a beta and the full project, the gameplay has been fine-tuned or revamped in a way that makes actual gameplay fun — or at least look fun to play.

Blankos Block Party is coming to PC later in 2020.

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Update – TECH

As we near Sony‘s big a7 camera reveal, pricing has surfaced for its low-light powerhouse camera, the Alpha 7S III.

The leaked a7S III report goes above and beyond the initially-rumored specs, with a max ISO sensitivity of 409,600, improved 12-megapixel sensor, an 8x faster BIONZ-XR processor, 3-inch-1.44 million-dot articulating LCD screen, dual memory slots (both CFexpress and SD), 10 fps autofocus, and 120p 4K recording.

The leaked document mentions that the new Sony a7S III will be priced at a staggering €4,200 EUR (approximately $4,925 USD), or roughly double the price of the a7S II. Official news should be coming out soon, but expect the a7S III to hit shelves in September.

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Update – Footwear

One of two colorways set to be released.

Serving as a sequel to the retailer’s lauded Air Jordan 1 release back in 2018, leading the upcoming collaboration is the “Off Noir/Brigade Blue-Dark Smoke Grey-Light Fusion Red” accompanied by an unrevealed “Guava Ice/Light Bone-Brigade Blue-Light Fusion Red” colorway that will be exclusive to Union.

Although not much is known about the upcoming take, many are noting that it could be based on one of Tinker Hatfield‘s original sketches. It is also expected that the collaborative release will feature a matching Union x Jordan Brand apparel collection.

Priced at $250 USD, the Union x Air Jordan 4 Retro “Off Noir” is set to release August 15 at Union locations and from select retailers.

Union x Air Jordan 4 Retro “Off Noir”

Release Date

August 15, 2020 – 12:00 am EST (TBC) 

Price

250 USD

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Update – Fashion

FILA is paying homage to Grant Hill‘s days with the Detroit Pistons by releasing “GH3ONE3” takes on the Grant Hill 3 and V94M runner.

Hill was selected third overall in the 1994 NBA draft by the Pistons — and played there until 2000, when he was traded to the Orlando Magic — so both of these retro silhouettes are dressed in period-appropriate color schemes that nod to the Pistons’ uniforms from 1996-2001.

Dressed in an appealing mix of teal, red, yellow, white and black, the Grant Hill 3, also referred to as the FILA 97, serves up a healthy dose of retro hoops style. A full set of Pistons colors appears above a large white mudguard with elongated oval graphics and a FILA logo. More colorful FILA branding runs down the tongue as well.

The FILA Grant Hill 3 and V94M “3ONE3” are both available now via the FILA webstore. The Grant Hill 3 is priced at $125 USD, while the V94M arrives at $90 USD.

FILA Grant Hill 3 “3ONE3”

Release Date

July 29, 2020 – 12:00 am EST (TBC) 

Price

125 USD

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